Newly Qualified Speech and Language Therapist

Job summary

Were looking for Therapists who are early in their career, eager to receive excellent support, and interested in working with school-aged children!

Whether youre about to graduate or recently achieved your NQP framework goals, this is the perfect opportunity to join a team that will support your journey to becoming an autonomous practitioner.

This role has a starting salary of £34,162 - £36,892 per annum for 36 hours per week, across 42 weeks per year (term-time), pro-rata to £36,873 at a 52 week equivalent.

Our location bases are:

• Woking, covering Woking, Runnymede, Surrey Heath
• Weybridge, covering Weybridge, Epsom & Ewell, Spelthorne, and Elmbridge
• Guildford, covering Guildford and Waverley
• Reigate, covering Reigate & Banstead and Tandridge

Our Offer to You

• We pay your RCSLT membership and HCPC fees
• 42-week term-time contract, with additional, flexible 15 days for CPD, project work and supervision activities as well as 10 weeks holiday in non-term time
• Comprehensive clinical supervision programme including a buddy, 1:1 meetings with line manager (weekly for NQPs for the first 3 months moving to monthly over the first year, at your pace), extensive training programme, access to clinical effectiveness, case study, and NQP groups, termly study days
• A mixed and varied caseload across settings and age groups
• Enhanced support to take you through your competencies
• Up to 5 days of carers leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
• A generous local government salary related pension

Main duties of the job

The role of a Speech and Language Therapist is varied and no two days will be the same, however you can expect to be involved with the following:

• Clinical decision making in conjunction with school staff and evidence-based practice, around the level of support needed to achieve the best possible outcome for the Children and Young People (CYP) on your defined caseload
• Working with Assistants, setting targets for the CYP you are jointly supporting, and monitoring the delivery and outcomes of their work
• Assessment, advice and intervention for CYP with a range of SLCN within your caseload
• Prioritisation and caseload management

About us

Our large and friendly team of Speech and Language Therapists and Speech and Language Therapy Assistants work across mainstream and special schools in Surrey.

We are part of Surrey's offer to support children with Additional Needs and Disabilities, working collaboratively with the Early Intervention, Prevention and Support Team in Surrey, and other areas like Educational Psychology and Specialist Teaching.

Our tiered model supports universal, targeted and specialist intervention for children, families and the school workforce; making sure we deliver the right support at the right time to children and young people, with and without EHCPs.